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Hemker, Christoph

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FIDEFIDE 16234804· Male· Germany· Born in 1968

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Christoph Hemker, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 1619. He has fluctuated between 1619 and 1658 over the past 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 E. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1658 was reached at age 58 (Apr 2026).

Current rating

1619

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1658

−39 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 58

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#139,719

#139,719 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
All-time peak 1658
at age 58 · −39 from today
Apr 2026
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 56
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 56
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1393 → returned at 1645
Mar 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 E
perf 1794 (+136) · 3.5/5 · #7
Top opponent
vs Jens-Peter Maly 1,791
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 E · Mar 2026 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
-18
1637 → 1619
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
5W3D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTimo Kollmann1,516·5. Blankenese Open·R3·-12.9
2.[L]vsMichael Koop1,539·5. Blankenese Open·R7·-12.3
3.[L]vsJoerg Pitzschel1,601·5. Blankenese Open·R4·-10.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
5. Blankenese Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/3#1272352-38.6
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 E
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/5#71794+21.4
Worst Elo result: 5. Blankenese Open (-38.6 Elo, finished #127).

Rankings

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Germany
#12,090
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#94,408
in continent
World
#139,710
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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